Cigar Oasis XL and mold

Old Sailor · 02-17-2009, 02:03 PM

Dumb question....you did use distilled water right? May just be crap from spongy thing in there.

Silound · 02-17-2009, 02:51 PM

Adding alcohol won't really do much. The alcohol's vapor point is too low, it will evaporate before the water does. PG solution will work better, but it will render the foam useless faster.

I use PG in mine, but I also converted it to using gel crystals. Works beautifully.

s15driftking · 02-17-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Silound

I use PG in mine, but I also converted it to using gel crystals. Works beautifully.

Agreed!

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6346

Agent11br · 02-24-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by s15driftking

Agreed!

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6346

I followed S15's thread and modified my oasis ultra with the gel. I'm not using PG but haven't had any issues.

I was given the oasis from KidRock and he had never used it before but had received it several months prior. The foam had mold by the openings as you described, although mine was actual green/brown mold. After reading around it appears that oasis may ship these with some moisture in them.

Either way, the gel mod is the way to go. Absolute no brainer.

02-24-2009, 10:32 AM

Honestly, I'd ditch the CO and get beads from Heartfelt. I owned a CO and it did nothing but cause me problems.

As far as the modifying the CO with crystals, that still does not make sense to me. I have a feeling those individuals are going to find those things going buck wild on them in the summer since their is nothing in place to regulate the RH.

02-24-2009, 12:20 PM

I've had CO's in 2 humis for 2 years, 1 year in El Paso (RH20%) and 1 year in Chicago (RH70%). I don't use any beads and haven't had any mold issues or humidity problems since I switched to the CO's.

mash · 02-17-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Sailor

Dumb question....you did use distilled water right? May just be crap from spongy thing in there.

No worries Dave, yeah I used distilled water.

02-17-2009, 02:03 PM	#1
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02-17-2009, 02:51 PM	#2
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Cigar Oasis XL and mold Adding alcohol won't really do much. The alcohol's vapor point is too low, it will evaporate before the water does. PG solution will work better, but it will render the foam useless faster. I use PG in mine, but I also converted it to using gel crystals. Works beautifully. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

02-24-2009, 10:32 AM	#5
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cigar Oasis XL and mold Honestly, I'd ditch the CO and get beads from Heartfelt. I owned a CO and it did nothing but cause me problems. As far as the modifying the CO with crystals, that still does not make sense to me. I have a feeling those individuals are going to find those things going buck wild on them in the summer since their is nothing in place to regulate the RH.

02-24-2009, 12:20 PM	#6
Patron Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cigar Oasis XL and mold I've had CO's in 2 humis for 2 years, 1 year in El Paso (RH20%) and 1 year in Chicago (RH70%). I don't use any beads and haven't had any mold issues or humidity problems since I switched to the CO's.